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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D vs AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT: Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D and AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT separate most on tdp: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D at 600 W, AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT at 300 W, 100% in favour of AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT. VRAM splits them by another 50%, this time favouring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D. They match on tier and ray tracing support. In Blender Cycles (GPU) the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D scores 14,966 against 2,603 for the AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT, a lead of 83%.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| GPU Brand | NVIDIA | AMD |
| Series | GeForce RTX 50 | Radeon RX 6000 |
| Board Partner | NVIDIA Reference (China-market AIB partners: ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, Colorful, Galax) | Sapphire |
| VRAM | 32 GB | 16 GB-50% |
| Tier | Flagship | Flagship |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock | 2017 MHz-14% | 2340 MHz |
| Ray Tracing Support | true | true |
| TDP | 600 W-100% | 300 W |
| Architecture | Blackwell | RDNA 2 (Navi 21) |
| Card Length | 304 mm-6% | 286 mm |
| Slot Width | 3.5-40% | 2.5 |
| MSRP | 2299 | 999 |
Benchmarks
Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.
Blender Cycles (GPU)
Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.
Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every shader unit on the card at once. The score measures sustained render throughput, so it tells you what a card does in Cycles and similar renderers rather than what it does in a game. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that card on the same Blender version.
Verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D
8.9 / 10 Expert Rating
A very fast card held back only by a few percent of artificially capped performance; still the fastest GeForce card available in its home market.
AMD Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 6900 XT
9 / 10 Expert Rating
A solid flagship pick if its price and 16GB VRAM allocation match your target resolution.
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